Crime Rates at Ashmeads, Chelmsford, CM2 9FJ

Ashmeads area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Great Baddow East , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 549 local areas in Chelmsford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashmeads (CM2 9FJ) in the last 12 months was 197.8 per 1,000 residents and was 229.4% higher than the Great Baddow East average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 131.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashmeads (CM2 9FJ), the main crime hotspot is near Gardeners. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.